Combined chair, swing, and jumper.



A. C. SEEGER.

COMBINED CHAIR, SWXNG, AND JUMPER. nrucuxox FILED 23.15, 1913.

1,089,276. Patented Mar. 3, 19m

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Suuentoz W'vhumo A. C. SEEGER.

COMBINED CHAIR, SWING, AND JUMPER.

APPLICATION FILED "15.15. 1913.

Patented Mar. 3, 191i 2 BHBETBBEEBT 2- W'Hucmo AUGUST 0. SEEGER, OF EASTST. LOUIS, ILLINOIS.

COMBINED CHAIR, SWING, AND JUMPER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 3, 1914.

Application filed February 15, 1918. Serial No. 748,622.

To all whom it may concern Be it known t at I, AUGUST 0. Serena, acitizen of the United States, residin at East St. Louis, in the countyof St. l lair and State of Illinois, have invented new and usefulImprovements in Combined Chairs, Swings, and Jumpers, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to a combined high chair, swin and jumper for theuse of babies or young children, the object of the invention bein torovide a device of this character ca a le 0 being attached to the backof an or inary chair to form a high chair, and of bein folded into smallcompass so that it may e packed or stored away in a suitcase or othersuitable receptacle.

A further object of the invention is to provide an article of thischaracter which may be readily and conveniently employed as a swing orbaby jumper, capable of being suspended from the suspending means of thebaby jumpers commonly employed, and which embodies suspencing means adated to support the chair seat in a perfect y horizontal position.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a folding articleof the character specified which embodies means for holding t eoutfolded seat rigid with the back section, and maintaining the seat ina proper position for use when the device is supported from an ordinarychair; and furt er to provide an arm rest or tray section which may bedetached from the device when occasion re uires.

The invention consists of the features of construction, combination, andarrangement of parts hereinafter fully described and claimed, referencebein had to the accompanying drawings, in w ich:--

Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the device sup ortcd for use as aswing or baby iumper. ig. 2 is a similar view showing the device asattached to a chair to form a high chair. Fig. 3 is a view showing thedevice folded for storage or transportation. Fig. 4 is a rearelevational view of the device. Figs. 5 and 6 are detail sections on thelines 5-5 and 66 of Figs. 2 and 8 respectively. 7

In carrying my invention into practice, I provide a chair comprising aback section 1 with a seat section 2, constructed in whole or art ofwood or other suitable material.

hese two sections are united by hinges 3,

adapting the section 2 to be swung upward parallel with the section 1.or down\vm'dl to a position at right angles thereto. The members of thehinges 3 are provided with transverse openings 4 adapted to registerwhen the seat section 2 is let down, so that a rod or pin 5 may beextended therethrough to lock the seat section rigid with the backsection, thus preventing the jar from collapsing or the parts thereofctting out of proper operative position. The section 1 is provided onopposite sides of its center and adjacent its opposite side edges withbearing members 6 in which are journaled the stems of suspending hooks'7 adapted to be engaged with the upper edge of the back of an ordinarychair to support the device therefrom when employed as a high chair, asshown in Fig. 2. These hooks 7 are provided with sleeves 8 of rubber orother suitable material to prevent marring of the furniture.

Hinge brackets 9 are secured to the front of the back section 1 adiacentthe side edges thereof and are provided at their upper ends with hingemembers 10 occupying slots 11 in a back section and to which arepivotally connected the bifurcated inner ends 12 of side arms orbrackets 13, adapted to support an arm rest or tray 14. This arm rest ortray may be employed to hold the child in gosition within the seat, orto support foo toys, etc. As shown, the arms 13 are provided withsupporting extensions 15 on which the ends of the tray 14 rest, and areformed with projections 16 overhanging the inner ends of said extensionsto hold the tray against upward displacement. The extensions are adaptedto pass through flaring keepers 17 on the lid or tray and to be engagedby pivoted hooks or catches 18 on the tray, said hooks operating to drawthe extensions inward and hold the same bound. against the inner wallsof the contracted ends of the keepers, thus firmly holding the lid ortray in position, while ermitting of its detachment when OCCtlSlOnrequires. Slots 19 are provided in the back section 1 for the passa e ofconfining straps 20, by which the chil may be confined againstpossibility of falling when the device is in use as a high chair or as aswing or jumper.

Pivotally attached to the under side of the forward portion of the seatsection 1 adjacent the side edges thereof are apertured brackets 21,which may be turned inwardly to an inoperative position or outwardly toa laterally projecting operative position. These brackets are adapted toreceive hooks 22 upon the lower ends of front suspending cords 23 havingsimilar hooks 24 at the upper ends thereof. Shorter rear suspendingcords 25 are employed for coo eration with the front suspending cords anare provided with looped lower ends 26 to engage the suspending hooks 7.The hooks 24: and 27 of the front and rear suspending cords are adaptedto be engaged with eyes 28 at the front and rear cm s of a pair ofspring supporting rods 29, the intermediate portions of which areprovided with coils 30 engaging the terminal journals or reducedportions 31 of a hanger rod or bar 32, having screw eyes 33 at its endsfor attachment to suitable suspending devices, such as the suspendingdevices ot an ordinary baby jumper, whereby the device may be supportedas shown in Fig. 1 for use either as a swing or baby jumper.

It will be understood that in the use of the device as a swing, thespring suspending rods 29 may have pivotal motion on the journals 31,while the arms of these rods are adapted to yield freely to adapt thedevice for use as a baby jumper, in which action the chair and springarms have a straight up and down motion. It will be observed that thesuspendingedevices, constructed and arranged as descri (1, will supportthe seat section of the chair in a horizontal position, thus obviatingliability of the chi d bein thrown out and insuring safety under aconditions.

When the device is employed as whi h chair attachment for ordinarychairs, t e

suspendin elements are, of course, detached and the chair hooked uponthe backof an ordinary chair or any other suitable support, as shown inFi 2.

It will be observed that the construction described adapts the lid ortray to be employed or not as required, and also adapts the seat andback sections to be folded in parallel relation, so that the device maybe packed in close compass for storage or transportation. Chains orother flexible connections 34 couple the side arms to the seat sectionwhereby when the lid or tray is folded up against the back section,motion will be communicated to the seat section to fold itsimultaneously against the back section.

I claim A device of the character described embodying a back section anda seat section, a lid or tray section, keeper members on the lid or traysection having flaring passages, arms connected with the back sectionand having ta ered tongues adapted to project through tie taperedpassages of the keeper members and formed at their extremities withshoulders, said arms being provided with projections overhangin thetongues and engaging the edge of the lid or tray section so as toover-lap the same at the side opposite the side on which the tongues arearranged, and spring latches on the lid or tray section to interlockwith the shouldered extremities of the ten ues.

In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature two witnesses.

AUGUST G. SEEGER.

in presence 0 Witnesses:

J. T. BERRYMAN,

D. L. BRYANT.

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